Hub for vehicle-wheels



(No Model.)

J. D. ROTH.

EUE EOE VEHICLE WHEELS.

l iPatented May 2l, 1889.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES D. ROTH, OF NAZARETH, PENNSYLVANIA.

HUB FOR VEHICLE-WHEELS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 403,613, dated May 21,1889.

Application filed March 13, 1889.

To all whom it 72mg/ concern:

Be it known-that I, JAMES D. ROTH, a citizen of the United States,residing at- Nazareth, in the county of Northampton and State ofPennsylvania, have invented new and useful Improvements in Hubs, ofwhich the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in hubs; and it consists in certainnovel features, hereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure lis a side view of a hubconstructed in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a longitudinalsection of the same. Fig. 3 is a central diametrical section on the linecc, Fig. l; andvFig. 4C is a view showing the shells in perspective.

The axle A is of the usual or any preferred construction, and isprovided at its end with the ordinary spindle, B. Upon the spindle awooden boxing or sleeve, O, is iitted, and said boxing or sleeve isprovided with an annular series of longitudinal recesses, D, whichreceive the ends of the spoke-tenons. Upon the boxing O, I arrange themetallic shells E F, which are adapted to fit snugly on the boxing andhave their inner edges or ends over- The shell E, which is arranged uponthe outer end of the boxing, is provided with an annular series oflongitudinal openings, G, near its inner edge, which are adapted toregister with the recessesD in the boxing, as shown. The partitionsbetween the openings G are smaller than those between the recesses D, sothat the edges of the partitions in the boxing will projectbeyond thesides of the partitions in the shell, and thereby provide shoulders H,adapted to receive the shoulders at the inner ends of the spokes. Theshell F is provided near its outer end with an annular series oflongitudinal openings, I, of the same size as the openings G, andadapted to coincide therewith. The outer edge of the shell F fits overthe inner end of the shell E, and the said shellF is provided near theannular series of openings I with an internal annular shoulder, J, whichis adapted to contact with the end of the shell E, and thereby insurethe registering of the openings G I by preventing the end of the SerialNo. 303,091. (No model.)

shell F projecting too far over the end of the shell E. In practice theshells are fitted on the boxing and the spokes then inserted through thecoincident openings G I into the recesses D. The outer shell, F, is thenrotated upon the boxing, so as to cause the sides of the openings I tocontact with the sides of the spokes, and thereby clamp the spokes intoposition, as will be readily understood.

From the foregoing description it will be seen that I have provided ahub which'is composed of few parts, and the said parts are simple intheir construction. The spokes will be securely held in the hub and thehub Will possess great strength and durability. The shells prevent theboxing from splitting, and there are no bands to become loose.

Havin thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure byLetters Patent, 1s

1. In a hub, the combination of the boxing having an annular series oflongitudinal recesses, and the shells iitted on the boxing and havingtheir ends overlapping, and provided with annular series of openingsadapted to coincide and register with the recess in the boxing, as setforth.

2. The improved hub herein described and shown, comprising the boxingprovided with an annular series of longitudinal recesses, the shell E,fitted on the boxing and provided at its end with an annular series ofopenings adapted to register with the recesses in the boxing and largerthan said recesses, and the shell F, fitted on the boxing and having itsend fitting over the end of the shell E, and provided with an annularseries of openings coinciding with the openings in the shell E, the saidshell F being provided with an internal annular shoulder adapted tocontact with the end of the shell E, as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto aflixedmy signature in presence of two witnesses.

JAMES D. ROTH.

Witnesses:

R. H. TEACH, GEO. W. REICHARD.

